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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
Ilyesf Town.
Eilsbeuy Advance,

The Mexico Fair, held last week,
was the must successful meeting ev-
er held in that city. For progress,
thrift and enterprise Mexico ranks
No. L 1t is decidedly the livest
town in Northeast Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

CURES ALI lUMORs,

from a common Rlotch, or Eruption,
IS Fever s0rcs,', Scaly OR Rough
Skin, in short, all diseases caused by bad
blood are conquered by this powerful, puri-
fying, and invigorating medicine. Great
Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under its be-
nign influence. Especially has it manifested
its potency in curing letter. He rose Rash,
hollis, CarbuncIea, sore Eyes, Scroll
nIous sores and S.veliings. Kip
Joint Disease, White SyyeilfIsgs.
Goilrc, or Thick Neck, and Enlarged
Glands. end ten cents in stamps for a
large treatise. with colorcd plates, on Skin
Diseases. or the ann amount for Il treatise
on Scrofjilois Affections.
Thoroughly cleanse it by using Iii. IacrcC,s
Golden E1~c2Eca; EiEcCycry9 and good
diGe&sios:s = f;ir skan. bHoSGfi: sL;sr-
lite. ard xE.G2 GirGEfS-sa, will e.G'.i biiSii'i.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that 7, as id.
ministrator of the estate of III. Sham.
bach, deceased, will, at the Sept. tenn,
1887, of the Audrain Probate Court,
make my final settlement as admins
traitor of Faid estate,
w. B. MCINTYRE, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that !, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of r. sehar-
ZACH, deceased, will, at the Sept, term,
1887. of the Andrain Probate Court,
make nv final settlement as admins
trator. w. B. MCINTYRE,
Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that l, as id.
ministrator of the estate of Peter Me-
Cabe, deceased. will, at the Sspt. term,
1887, of the Audrain Probate Court,
make my final settlement as admins
traitor. G. F. CLARK,
ISL Sept. Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that I, as ad-
mi~nistratrix of the estate of BE. Hern-
don, deceased. will, at the Sept. term,
1887, of the Audrain Probate Court,
make my final settlement as admins
tratrix of said estate.
MARTHA HERNDON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

In the course of a year or so the
Mexico Fair will he the only Fair in
this psrt of the State, and will have
to be run on even a broader and
more extensive plan than it is now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

EVERY person who attends the re-
union from this county should bring
a basket we'll filed. Lets have q
grand picnic in addition to the bar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that we, admin
istrators of the estate Of Wm Sims, de.
ceased. will, at the Sept. term, 1887,
of the Audrain Probate Court,
make our fnal settlement as admins.
traitors of said state.
T.. f. CLARK,
j. A. POTTS,
Administrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

THIS town generally gets there
when it comes to taking care of big
crowds. Reunion week will furnish
another example.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that I, as I'D.
ministrator of the estate of PAXTON
Bolts, deceased, will, at the Sept. term,
lsS!, OF the Audrain Probate Court.
make my final settlement as admins
traitor OF said estate.
w. j. Bolts. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

We are glad TO hear that there will
be quite q number of private lllumi-
nations during reunion week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
You Did Net Read CIoseIy.

From the Middletown Ubips.
The words boom and .'gas'' did
not appear once, in the Mexico LEDG-
Err last week. Call in a doctor,
there's something wrong.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

The reunion is going to be a bigger
thing than many expect. The CON-
mittee on finance should not pause in
its good work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

REUNION week is nearly a month
off. but it IS time to commence think
ing OF private illumination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

THE Court House park will be
studded with electric lights. Every
residence in the city must be IL
Illuminated reunion week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

If you don't illuminate your place
of business or residence reunion week
you are a clam.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

A MAN in Atlanta, Ga, is being
kept alive by the absorption of nitro
glycerine. His doctors says that he
will go off very suddenly some day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

MEXICO must keep up her reputa-
ton by taking good care of the
preachers and by decorating. and
illuminating during the reunion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

LET every committee attend to its
W business and do that well. This
alone will insure the ucces of the
reunion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

MEXICO should be a forest of flags
and a blaze of light during reunion
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

BEGIN to thank about illuminating
your grounds and residence reunion
week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

EVERYBODY favors extensive prl-
vate and public illumination reunion
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

Try to excel your neighbor in pri-
yate illumination reunion week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

MEXICO will be a blaze of light re-
union week. Electric lights will be
thick as the trees in the Court House
park.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
Thursday, September l, 1881,

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that / as admin
istrator of the estate of ). j. West, de-
ceased, will, at the September term,
1887, of the Audfain Probate Court,
make my final settlement as admins
traitor. JNO, NJ. GORDON,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that /, as ad-
ministrator fof the estate OF Thos.
Brown. deceased, will, at the Sept,
term, 1887. of the Audrain Probate
Court. make my final settlement as adj
of said estate,
j. S. BROWN dmipistrater,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

TALK illumination to your neigh
Dor, and illuminate yourself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
EASTER,
The Cash Grocer,
South Side Public Square,
Mexicn Mo

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that i, as adj
rninistrator of the estate of Joseph Nc
Gee, deceased, viii. at the Sept. term,
1887, of the Aud;ssn Probate Court,
make my final settlement as admins
traitor of said ests j. N. SMITH,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

The best aud cheapest line of table
OF table linens. napkins and fowls at
Blum's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

EVERY business man in Mexico
should decorate during reunion week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that I, as adj
ministrator of the estate of Robert
deceased, will, at the Sept.
term, 1887, of the Audrain Probate
make my anal settlement as ad-
of said estate.
f. II. CUNNINGHAM,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

The streets and alleys must be
kept clean.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

Don't forget to illuminate, as well
as decorate, reunion week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

Ii is the understanding that the
x-Confedefates who will attend the
reunion at Mexico, Sept. 14th from
this section, will meet in rentralia
on the o ng of the I4th and take
the train that passes here at 7:30,
reaching Mexico at about $50. 1t
would be well for those who wish to
go to report at this office so that
proper arrangements can be made
for the railroad Recommendations
Centrslia Guard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

BOOM the Examinations and dec
CratioDs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

ONLY twenty days until the re-
union.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that I, az ad-
ministrator OF the estate Of VIM. Kirt-
ley, deceased, will, at the Sept. term
1887, of the Audrain Probate Court,
make my fnal settlement as admins
traitor of said estate.
B. r. CAUTHORN, Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
Don't Want An OfTiee.
From the Rocheport Commercial.

From the Rocheport Commercial.
70 a man up a tree it would seem
that Bob White, of the Mexico LEDG-
Err, is undoubtedly paving the way to
run for some State office, and think
ing the women will soon be given a
chance to vote in Missouri, has bait
ed his hook with the hopes of catch
ing their votes. At the late Mexico
Fair he pleased them all by offering a
premium for the best looking baby.
Not content with this he offered q
premium Of $50 for the couple who
would marry in the judges stand on
last Saturday. Certainly Bob is
busting to gain popularity among
the fair sex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
Ayers Hair Vigor,
Sold by Druggists and perfumers.

PERFECT SAFETY, prompt action, and
wonderful curative properties, easily
place Ayers Pills at the head OF the list
of popular remedies for Sick and Nerv-
Gus Headaches, Constipation, and all all
ments originating in a disordered Liver.
/ have been q great sufferer from
Headache, and Ayers Cathartic Pills
are the only medicine that has ever
given me relief. One dose of these Pills
will quickly move my bowels, n free
my head from pain. - William L. Page,
Richmond, Va.
Ayers Pills,
Prepared by DIR. j C Aver s. Co, Lowell, Mass
Sold by all Dealers In Medicine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
1.EI!!ls'V'I1' .lIlisRY DAY

We are busy opening and
showing Tail goods, and
are able to exhibit a clean
or stock and make lower
prices than ever before.
We are now displaying
the nobbiest line Of Dress
Goods and trimmings also
Ladies' and Children's fine
Wraps ever shown to the
trade of this vicinity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI, /
County Of Audrain.
In the Andrain Circuit Court, Oct. term,
1887.
State of Missouri at the relation and to
the use of R. P. Hopkins, collector OF
the Revenue of Audrain county, in the
State of Missouri, plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

ILLUMINATE your business house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

ILLUMINATE your residence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

Miss Beulah FAINT died at Auxvasse
Monday, Of typhoid fever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
1UMpTEaDN

:!sic!, = :i-g3TG;Ea oI she lungs, iG =
t%a +? u erred iy tbs remedy, if fakcn Ia
Or. t..!L-t s:Iycs Of the disease ERE reach !.
~ its marvellous power over ttis terribly
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t:D.Isly Of calling Il Us -CGEl-
s'..'ta ~E:urcs'' h9,t Abandoned tL,tf
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+t'"i~t. Toctoral, and n'itritirc T!c3cr-
Is .. 5ClHaiCd, not oily as a remedy for
~. li1iail, but for OH Chronic E;s-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

NoTIt E OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that I, az I'D
ministrator Of the estate Of X. Il.
Everetts, deceased, will, at the Sept.
term, 1887, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my final settlement ae ad.
m~inis,rator OF said estate.
G. II. HARRINGTON, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1887,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
Blood. and Lunas.

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For weak lungs, Splitting OF
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WORLDS Risrensary Medical Assoc
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

Be sure TO call and examine nv ,,,..
before buying elsewhere
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25
An Editors Record.

The editor of a Texas paper gives
the following figures from a statisti-
cal memorandum of his life :
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Stage Craze of Women.

Emma Bullet, writing from Paris,
moralizes on the stage craze otwomen
as follows:
Mrs. Potter does not recite any
more. Speakers are like singers, when
they go seriously to work at learning
they seem at once to become cognizant
of their past defects and they are
dumb-it is to be hoped, ut least foi
Mrs. Potter MOTOR evermore. What
a raging passion the stage has gotter
to bel There are more singers now In
the market than the world knows
what to do with. and women and girls
seeing that that way to glory is be
coming problematic, they turn then
sacred fire to acting, If sacred fir,
there be. To use hackneyed tern
negatively, it is no longer the woman's
mission to marry and raise a family
it is to sing and act on the stUge, tc
play the mountebank, rs it were
There is, OF course, much less harm
done when a woman is single anc
marries her art, to use another hack
neyed phrase. But when woman
reveals talent-generally to herself
for speaking and acting after marriage
why can she not reserve the exhibition
OF il to her circle OF friends, conde
scend now and then to hold forth FOL
benevolent purposes, where she doe
not incur the danger OF being insultet
and, perhaps pelted with eggs by thu
peanut gallery II money is not tbs
object why does Mrs. Potter want t.
90 on the public stage, when she cal
gain much more distinguished fam,
and reputation in reserving the exhi
bition of her Gift in selected circles
where she is always sure Of appearing
only before the peersG To a refined
cultured nature, Il seems to me, he
present reputation is far more envi
able than the one she may gain in 70
lowing the footsteps Of Mrs. Ian
try
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Rough on the Little Women.
Big Girls Wanted.
from the Cincinnati Sun.

| from the Cincinnati Sun.
Few have any idea OF the trials ana
tribulations OF cultivated women,
small! in stature, who seek honest EN-
ployment in this city. The little lady
may be modest, pretty, neatly dressed,
aifable in conversation and agreeable
in manner, yet almost every avenue
leading to respectable livingis closed
to her. The shop-keeper picks his fe
male help in the spirit that animates
him when he makes a display ofgoods
IN his windows. And it must be con
iessed that practically, if not theoreti
,ally, he is right. A commanding
and fine looking woman will sell
sealskin cloak in five cases out OF
six, where q little body would fail.
The little lady may be refined gold,
but there IS nothing impressive about
her. Her small stature is a misfor-
tune that he cannot remedy. She
cannot become floor walker in a dry
goods emporium, for she lacks the
swoop and carriage and the lordly
aplomb which awe employees and at
tracts purchasers. She has great
trouble in securing even place be-
hind the counter Her fragillty and
tiny size are in the way. She cannot
reach the goods on top shelf, nor
can she return them after a sale Is
made without climbing to the count
er, which ungraceful act would quench
the last spark of dignity left by ma.
ture at her birth. She is out of place,
again, in the parlors OF n fashionable
mllner or dressmaker. You may
find her sitting in little back room
adjoining, stitching away in bad
light and worse atmosphere, with
her knees up to her chin, but you will
never see her in the salesroom.
"A small woman is out OF place in q
showroom" said Nine. Demorest,
when one OF her friends sought situa-
ton for q worthy but undersized lady
II have no use for her there. She
cannot sell n pattern. People will not
60 to her. They will hardly ask her a
question. They will pass her by as
though she was II child, and go to a
saleswoman more stylish and com
manding. One Is prominent and the
other insignificant, and the promi'
nent figure invariably attracts atten'
ton.
A place for the little lady was found
in the mailing department at So a
week. At the same time a tall woman
OF good figure, who carried her head
like Juno, neither well educated nor
particularly agreeable, was placed in
the showroom at S14 per week. She
was not as refined nor painstaking as
the little one, but she had the ply
sique so highly priced by an expert
enced modiste. The little one rolled
ten hours day, with hardly a respite,
while the big woman walked grandly
up and down the parlor, superintend
ing sales and keeping everything trim
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
A Curious New York Charity.

OF charity in New York the cor.
respondent OF the Cleveland Leader
writes:
1t seems that in New York, as else.
where, benevolent enterprises are gen.
orally started by women. We went
down to Duane street and Park row
to inspect" the "booths" opened by
Mrs. Lamadrid, where q supper may
behad for one cent. TWAS at an hour
when not many were about, but we
were told that at certain hours there
was regular swarm OF ragged chill
dren, bootblacks, newsboys and girls
and the street gamin generally, clam
oring for a breakfast ordinner or sup.
per for one penny. Mrs. Lamadrid
has means and bears the expense her.
self. She is always to be found in her
kitchen on Madison street, where she
prepares the food sold. She is deeply
interested in her booths" and hopes
that Others of the same kind will be
started in the districts OF the poor.
The bill oil fare is as follows:
From to IL A. None hall pint
OF coffee, with milk and sugar, and
one slice OF bread, one cent.
From IL A. NJ, 10 1:30 p. None
half pint of soup and one slice ofbread
one cent.
From 1:30 to z p. M.-One-half pint
OF coffee, with milk and sugar, and
one slice OF bread, one cent.
On Friday. from 1l:3OA. NJ. to l:3O
p. M.-Fish chowder, one cent with
coffee and bread as on other days,
same hours. Pork and beans are
served every day, one cent a plate
On Sundays the booths are open
from z to 10 A. N. and from 8 TO 5
P. NJ, with the same fare as on week
days. Mrs. Lamadrid says she ex-
poets to make the booths sell sup
porting.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
ANTICS OF A PET COON.
How II Had Hess OF Honey, and How II Rode
Horseback TO Quick Music.

hOfscDurk W VuIrh musV.
"But speaking OF COON" said John
Pimpson, OF savannah, "did you ever
have pet coon? | had pet coon,
and he could get into more trouble
than all the pets that ever lived on
fathers farm put together. Hewould
steal thread, thimbles, socks, combs
and brushes. Anything that was lost
would be looked for in the eoon's nest.
He had bed up on the plate OF the
house, an old-fashioned story-and-a-
half log house. Everything he got
hold of he carried there, and in every
trouble he got into he made for that
place. Once carried this coon with
me to a quilting at old man Bagley's.
Old man Bagley had heap
Of bees, and you know coon loves
honey better then anything. The
quilting was proceeding nicely; all the
women folks sitting around plying
their needle, when in dashed the coon,
literally covered with bees. He rush
ed under the quilt, strewing the mad
insects. l tell you the quilting moved,
and chairs flew and the dresses flap
ped, and such a dancing was never seen
before. Pet coons were not worth
much in that market afterward. "This
same coon got me into trouble again.
He would follow me all around the
place. One Sunday Frank and my
self went down in the pasture, just be.
hind the horse lot, and the coon came
along to. In the pasture we decided
to take ride npon gentle horse
that was grazing there. We
got the horse by the name
and led him to stump, and l
rot upon his back and Frank got up
behind me. Then the coon bounced
up on the stump and wanted to get
up too, so reached down and took
him in my lap. No sooner had the
horse started of than the coon, fear
full OF falling, stuck all the claws he
had into the horses withers, and the
fun began. The horse went running
and kicking. Frank soon hit the
ground and left myself and the coon
holding on for dear life. | stuck on
till we reached the lot fence. and there,
as the horse mounted high and went
over, came down across the rails
and left the coon master OF the situa-
ton. Father heard the racket and
soon the whole plantation was trying
to catch the horse to relieve it OF it's
lrider. That was the last OF that coon.
bie got killed and l got whipped, and
I've never wanted q pet coon since"
ATLANTA Constitution.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

] was in court when q colored man
was being tried for killing another col
bred man, and, on asking why his
Jury was wholly white, was told that
ne was given the choice OF being tried
oy his own color or by whites, and he
those the whites-wisely, it seemed to
me, as he got off with seven years
sentence instead fife or worse. While
listening to the trial OF this case, every
one excepting very few fastened
out of the court room and down stairs
aud in few moments filed back into
their places. The Judge remarked:
Gentlemen, the shock is past, and we
will proceed with the case" Yet !
nad not felt any jar or tremor; but
both white and black natives are very
sensitive regarding earthquakes; the
one manifests it by fear and the other
oy nightly prayer meetings ever since
he great shock.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

extent, and large enough to accommo-
date thousands OF terrapin. The
hatcheries consist OF boxes partly
filed with sand, and are so arranged
that when the females enter they con-
not go out until taken out The
young terrapin are kept in the nursery
Tor ten months or u year, because the
old masculine terrapin are said to
have the bad habit OF eating the ten
der young members OF their tribes.
One OF the terrapin's great traits IS
his curiousity and this enables the
terrapin to be trained so that they
respond when called at feeding time.
Edward H. Strong OF Kent county,
recently made very interesting ex-
pertinent with these reptiles. Last
Spring he caught n GREAT many, and
about the ~ oi June he placed seven
in an iron box, and Theoretically
sealed it; he put nine in n wooden
box that was not air tight, and then
took twenty-six and buried them in
the earth about eighteen inches deep.
Last month he investigated the con-
dition OF the prisoners, with the fol
lowing results All OF those he had
placed in the iron and wooden boxes
were dead, while all OF those he had
buried were alive. latter, aud in bet
ter condition to eat than when they
were buried in June.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
THE GREAT POPULAR ROUTE BETWEl

Louisiana New Mexico Arizona
Favote line the North East and Southeast Elegant
between St Louis
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Fort worth
andN ewO Orleans without change.
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Chicago,
Cincinnati,
AND OTHER PRINCIPAL CITIEsI

m. ldu"
and East Double daily line OF Pullman
Orleans the
and the ba5a Waco
Passengers booked c
Phidp
steamship Line between New York h ha
Antwerp
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For N particulars OF call on
J. n. Travelling Passenger Agent, sDAlas, Tex.
Main street, Dallas
Union Dallas
MCCULLOUGH General Passenger rnd Ticket Nxen naisA i>